Central Lake and Leroy Pine River were victorious Tuesday in high school volleyball state quarterfinal play, while Cadillac saw its season come to an end. The Vikings, who shared the Big North Conference championship with Petoskey, fell to Fruitport, 19-25, 15-25, 13-25, in a Class B match. Central Lake advanced to the state semifinals in Class D with a 21-25, 25-21, 13-25, 25-21, 15-11 victory over Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart. The Trojans join Ski Valley Conference brethren Pellston as one of the four teams remaining in Class D. Central Lake will play Plymouth Christian Academy in a state semifinal 3:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 19. The Hornets take on Battle Creek St. Philip in the first semifinal at 2 p.m. Pellston is ranked sixth in the Class D state coaches poll, St. Philip is ranked No. 1, and Central Lake is ranked 10th.

GAYLORD - The St. Mary boys' basketball is without three of its top seven players this week as a missions trip to the Dominican Republic has left the Snowbirds without leading scorer Luke Wisniewski, starter Gabe Nowicki and sixth-man Mike Stutesman. Still, the Snowbirds battled Tuesday, falling 55-46 to Central Lake. The first quarter did St. Mary (4-5, 3-3 Ski Valley Conference) in, as the Trojans outscored the Snowbirds 24-13. Through the rest of the game, the Snowbirds held a two-point advantage.

JOHANNESBURG - The Johannesburg-Lewiston girls' basketball team took care of business Thursday knocking off Central Lake 52-38 at home. The Cardinals (15-2, 12-2 Ski Valley Conference) played a strong offensive first half, utilizing outside shooting and strong post play. J-L jumped out to a 30-20 lead at the half. Defense took over in the second half and the home team built up its lead to 37-24 after three quarters. Coach Heather Huff was happy with the fact the Lady Cards only committed 13 turnovers in the game.

CENTRAL LAKE - The St. Mary girls' basketball team flew into Central Lake on Wednesday and got out with a 17-point victory against their first Ski Valley Conference opponent of the season, 59-42. The Snowbirds (3-0, 1-0 Ski Valley) rallied from the very beginning and used team play to keep the Trojans (1-2, 0-1 Ski Valley) from harboring any thoughts of a comeback. St. Mary coach Kevin Foster says the final score was the product of several members of the team. “We had very good balance scoringwise,” he said.

GAYLORD - The St. Mary softball team looked good in an 11-0 and 13-3 home sweep of Central Lake Monday. It was a combined offensive and defensive effort that sealed the results. The afternoon game shut out was thrown by Emily Butcher, who gave up one hit and struck out eight. “Emily did a great job of locating her pitches,” said St. Mary coach Abe Cruz. “She only walked two batters for the entire game.” The defense behind Butcher also contributed to the victory, including some meaningful plays by a couple of freshmen who were seeing their first varsity games.

GAYLORD — It’s no secret the St. Mary football team is undermanned. The Snowbirds have many players out of position and are playing as many freshmen and sophomores as any team in Northern Michigan. So more importantly than Friday’s result (a 34-6 loss to Central Lake) is that the Snowbirds fought hard throughout, having a number of young players step up and make plays. Injuries have forced two of the team’s top players — senior Adam Palmer and junior Patrick Switalski — out of the lineup, forcing St. Mary (0-5)

MANCELONA - St. Mary travels to Mancelona Friday night in what the Snowbirds hope ends in an eyebrow-raising win in Ironmen Country. St. Mary hasn't left Mancelona with its head raised since Sept. 12, 2008, when a punishing running attack led by Arron Sitkiewicz's 179 yards got the best of dual-threat quarterback Greg Blanco and the Ironmen. The names have changed and the schemes flipped since. The Ironmen have been punishing defensive personnel across the Ski Valley Conference for the past few seasons, and Snowbird quarterback Nick Harrington's long runs have shredded opposing schemes all season long.

JOHANNESBURG - The trap game did not happen, but it was not all smooth sailing at the Johannesburg-Lewiston gymnasium Tuesday night. The Cardinals' volleyball squad eventually got the job done, defeating Central Lake in straight games, 25-17, 25-21, 25-21. For J-L, the game meant little more than a precursor to the biggest Ski Valley Conference game of the year, which comes next Tuesday against the also undefeated, similarly named Cardinals of Onaway. “I know this week we've been looking to Onaway,” said J-L coach Kristine Peppin.

CENTRAL LAKE - The Johannesburg-Lewiston defense came to play Friday night as the Cardinals defeated Central Lake on the Trojans' Homecoming weekend, 30-12. J-L set the tone early, stuffing Central Lake on a three-and-out on the first drive of the game. It was clear the raw emotion of a large home crowd would not be enough to make holes through a tough Cardinal interior. “Our defense stepped up and played great out here tonight,” said J-L coach Joe Smokevitch. “Their offense is pretty simple, but they have some great backs.

GAYLORD - The St. Mary middle school football team is still undefeated after a 22-0 home victory Tuesday against Central Lake. The Snowbirds were again led by quarterback Alex Cherry, who scored the first touchdown on a 3-yard run in the first quarter. The game was broken open in the second half when Eamon Curran rumbled for most of his 137 yards on the ground, scoring two more touchdowns to put the game out of reach. Cherry contributed 39 rushing yards and connected with Joshua Powers and Drew Long on passes.

JOHANNESBURG - Johannesburg-Lewiston looks to build on last Friday's 42-7 victory over Forest Area with a key matchup today (Friday) at Central Lake (2-2, 1-1 SVC South). It will be a hostile environment on an emotional evening, as it is the Trojans' Homecoming weekend. Coach Rob Heeke's group still has a few unknowns on the season with their two victories over clubs that are below .500 on the year (St. Mary and Atlanta), while the Trojans' two losses came at the hands of two future playoff teams, Pickford and Mancelona.

Winifred Green, 96, of Charlevoix, passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, at American House in Charlevoix. She was born Jan. 11, 1917, in Central lake, the daughter of Vester and Katrina (Aardema) Shooks. She graduated from Central lake High School in 1936. On Feb. 17, 1940, Winifred married Robert L. Green in Central Lake. They made their home there until 1960, when they moved to Charlevoix. They were members of the Community Reformed Church in Charlevoix. Winifred is survived by her children, Robert Wayne (Constance)

Mrs. Irene LaPointe, 75, of Lewiston, passed away on Sept. 1, 2013 at Otsego Memorial Hospital with loved ones at her side. She was born in Wyandotte to the late Thomas and Mary (Kotvas) Sheroski on April 23, 1938. She married husband, Raymond LaPointe in 1954 and together they raised a family of five boys. Irene has lived in Lewiston since 1985, formerly of Taylor. She was a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church and the 9 Hole Golf League of Garland. She enjoyed golfing, cooking, and organizing.

Births A son, Adam Robert Midyett, was born to Jennifer Temple and Darren Midyett of Indian River at 7:41 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Adam weighed 8 pounds and was 19 1/4 inches long at brith. He has a brother, Zachrey Temple, 4. Grandparents are Jack and Angela Temple of Alanson, Elena Hendrickson of Alanson, and Dennis Midyett of Indian River. A son, Reed Andrew Pflug, was born to Andrew and Cari Pflug of Boyne City on Wednesday, June 26, 2013, at Charlevoix Area Hospital.

Symbaline L. "Lynn" Allen, 100, of Ellsworth, died Friday, June 7, 2013, at Meadow Brook Medical Care Facility in Bellaire. She was born Jan. 1, 1913, in Pontiac, the daughter of Stanley and Marry (Allen) Page. She married Elvis Allen on May 23, 1970, in Central Lake, and they made their home in Ellsworth. Mr. Allen died in 1995. Lynn directed the senior citizens meals at the Banks Township Community Hall for many years. Surviving are a stepdaughter, Rebecca Barlow, of Fife Lake, and stepson, Timothy Allen, of Ellsworth.

Wilma Jean Shafer, 75, of Echo Township, died Tuesday, March 19, 2013, at Grandvue Medical Care Facility in East Jordan. She was born April 13, 1937, in Bay City, Mich., to William and Marie (Threehouse) Rooker. On Feb. 7, 1964, she married Willard Shafer in East Jordan. They made their home in Echo Township. Jean enjoyed homemaking, cooking, baking, gardening, canning, fishing, hunting, picking rocks, crocheting, knitting and being in nature. Surviving are her husband, Bill; children, Edward Pinion of East Jordan, Catherine (Robert)